The free dividend tracker to help you grow your wealth. Link your brokerage accounts and MerryDiv automatically syncs your holdings and dividends.
Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares (VTWO) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 1.21% at $112.66/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.21%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 17
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares dividend reflects the aggregate distributions from roughly 2,000 small-cap U.S. stocks, as the fund holds each index constituent in proportion to its weighting in the Russell 2000 Index. The current yield is 1.21%, which is low by income standards. VTWO pays dividends quarterly, making it a modest but regular income source. Investors drawn to broad small-cap exposure rather than concentrated income will find this fund more aligned with growth participation than yield generation.
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares dividend safety is not applicable (fund/ETF) in the traditional payout ratio sense. The dividend level is determined by the aggregate distributions passed through from the underlying small-cap holdings in the Russell 2000 Index, not by a single company's earnings or cash flow policy. The history table shows a year-over-year decline in 2020 and again in 2024, when the annual payment dropped from $1.1739 to $1.0821, reflecting the variable nature of distributions across hundreds of small-cap companies.
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.8% per year from 2016 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.6875 to $1.2429 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump was 19.5% in 2019. The window also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the pass-through nature of distributions from a broad small-cap index rather than a managed dividend policy.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.1% | $1.04 (2022) | $1.24 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.2% | $0.73 (2020) | $1.24 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +8.4% | $0.55 (2015) | $1.24 (2025) |
VTWO fits dividend investors who want small-cap U.S. equity exposure and are willing to accept a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for broad market participation. The 6.8% annual dividend growth rate from 2016 to 2025 is respectable, but the history includes meaningful year-over-year declines, so income is not predictable quarter to quarter. There is only one consecutive year of dividend increases on record. What an investor gets here is diversified small-cap exposure with a modest income component. The trade-off is yield volatility and a current payout that most dedicated income strategies would consider insufficient on its own.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | $0.3911 |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.3014 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.2621 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.4028 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.3428 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.2498 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.2475 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.3314 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.2771 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.2994 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.9546 |
| 2025 | $1.2429 |
| 2024 | $1.0821 |
| 2023 | $1.1739 |
| 2022 | $1.0413 |
Project income from VTWO with the VTWO dividend calculator or track your full portfolio with the dividend tracker.